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Call for Papers
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for the book series
University - Society - Industry
Contributions to lifelong learning and knowledge transfer
(Original German title: “University - Society - Industry. Beiträge zum
lebensbegleitenden Lernen und Wissenstransfer”)
Volume 2: “Trust”
(Original German title: “Vertrauen”)
Editors:
Edith Hammer, Nino Tomaschek
Postgraduate Center of the University of Vienna
Submissions until: 1st of April 2013
Publication date: August 2013
Call for Papers
Angebotsportfolio für maßgeschneiderte Weiterbildung
Series: University - Society - Industry. Beiträge zum lebensbegleitenden
Lernen und Wissenstransfer
Raiffeisen-Holding, Niederösterreich-Wien
Title: VERTRAUEN (“TRUST”)
Information for authors
In September 2012, the Postgraduate Center of the University of Vienna released
the first volume of the new annual series “University – Society – Industry. Beiträge
zum lebensbegleitenden Lernen und Wissenstransfer“. The series is published in
the context of the project „University Meets Industry“ (uniMind) that promotes
knowledge exchange between universities and „practical fields“ (enterprises,
organizations, society). The topic of the annual volume always corresponds with
the current theme of the project (2012: „Changing learning cultures“, 2013: „Trust“).
For the second volume, we would like to invite scientists and researchers from a
broad range of disciplines to contribute to the topic of „TRUST“. Also, practitioners
with strong ties to universities or applied research are welcome to participate.
Title of the publication: TRUST
Editors: Edith Hammer, Nino Tomaschek
In politics as well as in interpersonal relations: Every day, we are confronted
with issues of trust in may situations - consciously or unconsciously. The second
volume of the „University – Society – Industry“-series deals with issues related to
trust in different contexts.
„To show trust is to anticipate the future. It is to behave as though the future
were certain“, Niklas Luhmann. As the future is highly unpredictable (as e.g. the
recent financial crisis shows us), trust can be seen as a high-risk investment with
an uncertain prospect of revenue. Is there an alternative or are we forced to trust?
The complex relationships and interdependencies that all people, organizations
and institutions are involved in demand high levels of trust. Companies that wants
to be successful need to build trustful relationships with their customers and
stakeholder. In times of global communication eroding trust can cause collateral
damage to a company (e.g. falling stock prices after negative media coverage).
Trust is a catalyst for scopes of action. If trust erodes, we can easily become
incapable of acting - in organizations, in politics, in sports or in personal relationships.
The publication integrates perspectives from psychology, sociology, communication studies, ethnology, pedagogy, economy, business, linguistics or sports
science. Also we welcome approaches from biology, arts, architecture or natural
sciences.
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Call for Papers
Angebotsportfolio für maßgeschneiderte Weiterbildung
Series: University - Society - Industry. Beiträge zum lebensbegleitenden
Lernen und Wissenstransfer
Raiffeisen-Holding, Niederösterreich-Wien
Title: VERTRAUEN (“TRUST”)
Contents
Contributions may focus on of or more of the following aspects of trust:
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Establishing trustful relationships in university-industry-cooperation
Issues of trust regarding intellectual property and patents
Trust in learning processes, creating trustful learning environments
Role of trust in learning communities / communities of practice
Relevance of social capital and emotional intelligence in cooperation
Trust in science and research (plagiarism, authenticity of research results etc.)
The essence of trust, how is it created: psychological, neuroscientific, ethnological
perspectives
Trustful relationships in virtual spaces
Trust as a precondition and driver for innovation
Dealing with eroding trust in project teams, strategies of rebuilding trust
Trust and volatility: organizational planning, forecasts, trust in an uncertain future
Trust and dealing with complexity in systems
Trust in teams: in soccer teams as well as orchestras we can find complex relations of
trust – what can organizations learn from them?
Trust in leadership: delegating responsibility to others; trust versus control
Trust in intercultural and international contexts
Trust in banks and the financial system – which parameters can lead to an increase/
decrease of trust
Political parties should act in the best interest of citizens, yet trust in the political system is rather low - what influences the trustworthiness of politicians?
Authenticity and truth of information: New media enable us to easily access information on a global scale; still we cannot always be certain of the authenticity and truth of
knowledge/information. Can we trust the media?
The sustainability of most public services is based on trust; we trust that all members
of society act in a way that is beneficial for society as a whole (dilemma of „free riding“)
– consequences of „moral hazard“ for society
Trust between generations („intergenerational contract“)
Further perspectives are welcome, please let us know if you wish to emphasize other
aspects of trust!
The selected topic should be discussed within one of the following frames:
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Trust in cooperation and learning processes
Trust in interpersonal relationships
Trust in organizations
Trust in society and the economic system
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Submission guidelines
■■ The length should not exceed 10-15 pages (page setup format A4; font: 12 pt Times New
Roman, single spaced). The data format should be Word or Rich-Text (we cannot accept power
point slides) The text should includes subheadings (format: 1./ 1.1.).
■■ References should be included in the text (no footnotes) and should include the authors‘
names as well as the year. For direct quotes the page number should further be stated (e.g.
Stelzer-Rothe 2002, p. 27). The list of literature should comply with the following format:
Surname, First name (year): Title. Place: Publishing house.
■■ You can include pictures in the text, they will be printed in black and white and can be
submitted in the following formats: EPS-, PCX-, Tiff-, gif- or jpg. Please send the pictures
attached to your paper and do not include them in the word document.
■■ The editors reserve the right to edit texts for length, grammar and readability.
■■ Please take into consideration that we might change the form of your manuscript if necessary.
■■ Authors: We will include a list of authors including some information about the affiliation as
well as selected details from the CV, please attach a short text (3 - 5 lines) to your paper.
We would like to thank all authors and look forward to receiving your contribution!
CONTACT DETAILS
MAG. EDITH HAMMER
PRIV.-DOZ. MAG. DR. NINO TOMASCHEK, MAS
Deputy DirectorDirector
T + 43 1 4277-10803
T + 43 1 4277-10809
edith.hammer@univie.ac.atnino.tomaschek@univie.ac.at
Postgraduate Center of the University of Vienna
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